Deaths in August 2002

The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2002.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

  • Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

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  • Per Anger, 88, Swedish diplomat, known for shielding thousands of Hungarian Jews from Nazi death camps.
  • Audrey Barker, 69, British artist.
  • Raúl Chibás, 86, Cuban politician, military officer and close associate of Fidel Castro, defected to U.S. in 1960.
  • Dorothy Hewett, 79, Australian poet, playwright and novelist.
  • Raju, 41, Sri Lankan member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
  • Åke Söderlund, 77, Swedish racewalking athlete.
  • William Warfield, 82, American concert bass-baritone singer and actor, complications following neck injuries from a fall.

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